BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Kedah branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry detected 580 vehicles filling fuel several times in a day at several different petrol stations near the Malaysia-Thailand border here. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said his team detected these activities since Sept 25. "A total of 19,705 vehicles were recorded (filling...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s decision to raise the minimum wage from RM1,500 to RM1,700 was among the focus for both government and opposition MPs during the debate on the Supply Bill 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 23). Most of them supported the move as it would benefit the workers, but some expressed concerns...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Residents in Chukai, Kemaman, and an area within a three-kilometre radius are surprised by hailstones during a thunderstorm. Kemaman district police chief Supt Hanyan Ramlan said the incident lasted 10 to 15 minutes and occurred at about 4pm on Wednesday (Oct 23). "The incident was also accompanied by thunderstorms. The hailstorm damaged the tents of...
IPOH: Police have apprehended five men for allegedly taking turns to rape a 15-year-old girl in Batu Gajah. The suspects are aged from 18 to 27 years old. Perak deputy police chief Deputy Comm Zulkafli Sariaat said the victim’s mother lodged a report on Monday (Oct 21) stating that her daughter had yet to return home from...
Malaysia's national costume for this year's Miss Universe pageant finals is inspired by a Pahang Malay folktale of a warrior princess named Walinong Sari. Beauty queen Sandra Lim will don the creation when she represents Malaysia at the competition taking place in Mexico City on Nov 16. The costume is the brainchild of designer Ezuwan Ismail ,...
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on Tropical Storm Trami, which was detected 1,281 kilometres (km) northeast of Kudat, causing continuous rain and strong winds in Sabah. MetMalaysia in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 23) said that the tropical storm was located at latitude 15.7 north and longitude 124.4 east, about...
KUALA LUMPUR: A policeman narrowly avoided injury after a car that had stopped by the roadside sped off when approached. Sentul police chief Asst Comm Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that the incident occurred when two policemen were on patrol in Jinjang here on Oct 21. He said the two policemen noticed a parked car its engine...
KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is aggressively ridding the capital of illegal structures, with at least four enforcement operations carried out on Wednesday (Oct 23). In a series of social media posts, DBKL said structures in Taman Batu Muda and Jalan Klang Lama were demolished. Photos showed a structure in Taman Batu Muda built on a pedestrian...
IPOH: The government should officially explain the cause of the mysterious explosion that occurred here a few days ago, says Perak PAS. Its commissioner Razman Zakaria said the party together with the Ipoh community wanted to know what had caused the explosion. He said such mysterious explosions have occurred before but have not been explained by the...
An Uber driver found himself facing the wrath of an armed and angry pet owner when he refused to take her dog for a ride, according to investigators in Florida. The driver escaped unharmed, but was robbed of his cellphone during the dispute, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. It happened around 8pm...
